620 Davie Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 440-4402 Web: https://www.manousheh.ca/ Instagram @manoushehbc Advice: Counter service. Here it is all about their traditional Lebanese flatbreads and they make them savory and sweet. All the baking is done in their stone oven in…

UPDATED 9/30/18 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1130 Mainland Street, Vancouver Tel: (778) 588-6688 Web: http://www.zendlounge.com/ Twitter: @zendlounge Advice: Open daily 11am-11pm, live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Healthy and consciousness are the best words to describe this botanical bar and…

1088 Homer Street, Vancouver Tel: Web: http://smallvictory.ca/ Twitter: @sv_bakery Advice: Milk and Creme is on tap for coffee service. Stools by the counter are fixed to the floor. Large and spacious, this wooden floored, white walled bakery is shining bright…

UPDATED 8/1/15 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1141 Mainland Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-424-8800 Web: http://www.sweetbakeshop.com/ Twitter: @SweetBakeShop Advice: Custom cakes can be ordered by request. From wedding cakes to cupcakes, it’s all about creating treats that people love. This bakeshop is all…

1144 Mainland, Vancouver Tel: (604) 806-6223 Web: www.blackechocoffee.com Twitter: @blackechocoffee Advice: Located in the rear inside the clothing store. Smart idea by the folks behind Global Atomic Designs, where you can shop for some cool clothes and enjoy a coffee…

UPDATED 4/20/15 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1269 Hamilton St., Vancouver Tel: (604) 563-9494 Web: http://www.prohibitionbrewingco.com/prohibition-brewing-company-tasting-room/ Twitter: @ProhibitionAles Advice: Flight of Four beers great value, all coocktails are doubles. Known for the beer they brew in the Okanagan, Prohibition’s tasting room is…

UPDATED 2/19/15 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1130 Mainland Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-638-0127 Web: http://elaztecavancouver.com/ Twitter: @elaztecavan Advice: No reservations. I have always had an interest in Latin American food and culture, ever since taking Spanish in high school and travelling through…

1131 Mainland Street, Vancouver Tel: (604) 669-2255 Web: http://www.mjg.ca/yaletown-distillery/ Twitter: @YTdistilling Advice: The distillery is in the back of the lounge, dining room with cool communal table is on the restaurant side. The open kitchen provides for a great view…

888 Homer Street, Vancouver Tel: 604- 428 4299 Web: http://homerstreetcafebar.com/ Twitter: @HomerStCafeBar Advice: Reservations suggested, they have a private room known as the Cockpit for private parties. It’s all about the elements here that make this eatery work so well, first of…

1011 Hamilton St, Vancouver Tel: 604-568-3322 | Web: www.theparlourrestaurants.com Twitter: @ParlourYaletown Advice: They offer take out and delivery for all of their pizzas. As a pizza lover I am always yearning to visit the new pizza joint on the block…

UPDATED 11/21/12 BUSINESS HAS CLOSED 1271 Homer Street, Vancouver Tel: 604-336-4103 Web: http://www.betweentwobuns.ca/ Twitter: @BetweenTwoBuns Advice: Have a creative twist of a sandwich that you would like to see on their menu, then tweet it to them and tag…